Examples

This was not necessarily the best way to go about running a nation ( "I want a law prohibiting potholes" is how someone described it to me), and follow-up turned out to be a problem, but Bremer was confident and decisive, and so, therefore, was his newly formed CPA.

But the reality of cycling means that there's things called potholes, broken glass, vehicles parked in bike lanes or just otherwise double parked, pedestrians standing or walking in bike lanes who may or may not be pushing strollers/ rolling luggage/ shopping carts full of their possessions, etc. and, of course, car doors.

To supporters, Graham is a fierce defender of the city's most densely populated and diverse ward, championing projects that inject new life into forlorn neighborhoods, attending to the smallest of urban migraines, such as potholes and broken street lamps, and balancing the needs of competing interest groups, such as the bar owners and residents who quarrel over quality of life near Adams Morgan's entertainment strip.

Other projects explored how mobile devices can let citizens hold governments more accountable, support agricultural supply chains in developing countries, and be used to report issues such as potholes and safety concerns to local officials.